Book of Week: Assassination Vacation
This week’s book may be a little of a stretch in its relation to D.C., as it is only partly about sites in D.C., however it turned out to have a lot more than the first book I picked up thinking it would have some D.C. area connections (it was George Washington’s Christmas Farewell: A Mount Vernon Homecoming, 1783, which only ends up with a very small part at the end of him finally being in the area of Mount Vernon near what would become the Nation’s Capital). Assassination Vacation
The first section about Lincoln’s assassination talks about sites in D.C. such as Ford’s Theater. I imagine if the author did this book a little more recently then the recently reopened Lincoln Cottage might have earned more mention, although it does get its mention in that Lincoln was shot at during one of his rides home to it.
The second section is about Garfield’s assassination and includes her doing a walking tour related to places Garfield visited during his presidency in D.C. This includes the Arts and Industries Building, where he had his inauguration ball, and where the National Gallery of Art is now located, which was where the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station that he was shot at was once located.
The third section is about McKinley’s assassination and does not have much of anything related to D.C., although it does have some interesting comparing of McKinley’s administration to the current Bush administration. The last section has some more D.C. related parts, in particular about the Lincoln Memorial.
Basic Information About the Book:
ISBN #: 0-7432-6003-1
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Year of Publication: 2005
Number of Pages: 258
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